Ghana's Political History From 1957

Political highlights

1957 - independence, Nkrumah of CPP is PM1960 - declared republic, one party system, presidential system1966 - military overthrow of 1st republic1969 - 2nd republic, Busia of PP is PM1972 - military overthrow of 2nd republic1978 - palace coup to restructure military government1979 - junior officer uprising and military housecleaning1979 - ushered third republic, Limann of PNP is President1981 - overthrow of the constitutional PNP gov't by the PNDC military junta1983 - Attempted overthrow of the PNDC junta by other junior army men1992 - Rawlings of NDC is Dem elected as President1996 - Rawlings of NDC is re-elected2001 - Kufour (NPP) is President2005 - Kufuor begins second-term in office2009 - John Evans Atta Mills (NDC) is President2012 - John Dramani Mahama (NDC) is sworn in as President following death of President Mills2013 - John Dramani Mahama (NDC) is sworn in as President after winning the 2012 general elections2017 - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (NPP) is sworn in as President after winning the 2016 general elections